This is an update.
I do not like these numbers.
In 1998 it has been revealed that
out of 639 murders of children,
56 percent were killed by their parents.
31 precent were killed by other family
members or people known by the family.
1 percent were killed by strangers.
12 percent of the children slain were
by unknown assailants.
The causes of children killings are:
1] Stress due to a pending divorce or job.
2] Alcohol or drug abuse.
3] Guns.
4] Mental illness.
Suicide notes are rarely found. This shows
that the murders are unplaned.
This is a contradiction of family life:
parents are suppose to be the protectors,
not the killers.
By Joshua B. Good
COX NEWS SERVICE
This was published in the "THE SCRANTON TIMES"
on December 29,2000.
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